Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-19
The American Party.

A PLATFORM ADOPTED AFTER MUCH EXCITED MS
CUSTOM OVER PRoHrBrroN-rHE PRoHIBTrIoNIsTs
START A NEW PATTY.
The American party, which organized and formu-
lated a declaration OF principles IN Philadelphia
on Saturday, seems TO have had quite a lively time
at fits meeting. The trouble arose over the failure
OF the majority report on platform 20 make any
mention OF prohibition E. W. Kirby, OF Philadel-
phia in his speech In favor OF prohibition plank
said III this plank Is not inserted in the platform
IL VIII be said that We are Offering a bid for me
whisky vote. III you Top II of this morning you
will commit an error and not act consistent with
the principles on which this party was forinu-
Chairman Hepburn replied amid much confu-
sion: "The reason why no prohibition plank was
inserted In the platform was because the Amert-
party has only one issue TO maintain; that is,
the restriction OF emigration into the United
States lie said that 10y restricting immigration the
number OF saloons would decrease as out OF 1000
saloons In Philadelphia only os5 were owned by
natiye-born Americans There was a good deal OF
excitement and the prohibitionists withdrew from
the convention.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED
by the convention declares that the present sys
tenn OF immigration and naturalization is detri
| mental to the welfare OF the United states, de-
mandS department under q cabinet officer &c
have charge OF immigration, urges the revision OF
naturalization laws, continuous residence OF four
teen years as prerequisite TO citizenship; favor'
| compulsory education; deprecatcs ALI attacks OF
| land ownership, but maintains that no non-resi
! dent alien should be allowed 10 own real estate
and that the holdings or resident aliens should be
| limited; demands 1udiciouS system OF interna
improvements and the construction OF "A navy an(
coast defenSeS On foreign relations the reSolu
| ton is: 1--WE demand and advocate a firm and con
slstent foreign policy, and vigorous assertion %
our national dignity and respect our flag on land
and sea; especially do We demand the assertion AND
vindcation Of the rights OF our citizens 10 an equa
participation In the fisheries ia the North Alanti'
ocean; and we view with alarm the aims and pur
poses of European powers TO absorb and establish
| protcctOrateS over the Islands adjacent to oul
| Pacific Coast; and we demand an emphatic reas
Sertion and a vigorous maintenance or the Amert-
can doctrine as handed down TO Us 10y our fathers
excluding European governments from all inter
ference with the practical affairs OF the Western
world
THE DISAFFECTED MEMBERS START ANEW.
The diSaffccted delegates to the American party
convention who withdrew at the defeat OF the pro-
posed prohibition plank met, and DIR. f. w. Kirby
who championed prohibition before the conven.
ton OF the American party, was selected chair.
man. j. y. Pennington said the object Of the
meeting was to formulate a practical answer tC
the question, 'What is now the duty or patriotic
citizens or the United States in view OF the late
demonstration OF the incompetency or the So
called American party 10 meet some or the most
VITAL moral and political issues OF the day?" This
question was FULLY discussed, and the meeting re-
solved to constitute itself the nucleus OF the Penn
Sylvania national reform party, set forth by the
national reform conference recently held at syria
cuSe. and that committee be appointed to Issue
call for complete organization.